Victoria Da Conceicao started the Alzheimer’s Brain Box initiative as a way to help her grandmother after she was diagnosed with the disease, but has since expanded it to help other Alzheimer’s patients and raise more money for research.

After going through struggles of self-identity and mental health, young Philadelphia entrepreneur Delilah Dee used these experiences as an opportunity to reflect and make a change, not only for herself, but for others. Photo: Yesid Vargas/AL DÍA News

Project Northstar, a tech conference organized by Black & Brown Founders in partnership with the city to take place this October, seeks to highlight and amplify the work of Black and Latinx entrepreneurs.

With an annual conference on June 12, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host a program to help close the outcome gap for Latino professionals in the food and hospitality businesses.

AL DÍA News spoke with Nisha Garigarn, co-founder of Croissant, an app that provides entrepreneurs with access to different and inspiring workspaces in cities around the world, from Barcelona to Philadelphia.